The 1967-68 FIBA European Championship Women1967–68 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the tenth edition of the competition. Daugava Riga defeated Sparta Prague in a rematch of the previous season's final to win its fifth trophy in a row. Italy's AS Vicenza, which would win five trophies in the 1980s, became the first team from Western Europe to reach the competition's semifinals.List of finals in FIBA Europe's website
This edition marked a reform in the competition's system, with the quarter-finals being replaced by a 6-teams Group stage. This was preceded by a Qualifying Round and a Round of 12. Twenty teams took part in this edition, with defending champions Daugava entering the competition in the group stage and AS Vicenza receiving a bye to the round of 12. Sweden took part in the competition for the first time, while Turkey withdrew.Results in Todor66.com
Qualifying round Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legDaugava Riga Bye — — —Maccabi Tel Aviv 100 - 102 Firestone Wien 43-40 57-62Recoaro Vicenza Bye — — —Trešnjevka 106 - 101 Lokomotiv Sofia 48-41 58-59Universitario Porto 38 - 100 La Gerbe Montceau 17-51 21-49Ruter Stockholm 76 - 150 Sparta Prague 48-79 28-71ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 113 - 108 Standard Liège 70-56 43-62Berlin 1893 109 - 121 ŁKS Łódź 56-51 53-70Riri Mendrisio 97 - 95 CREFF Madrid 58-46 39-49Politehnica Bucharest Walkover Gazi Egitin — —AMVJ Amsterdam 120 - 125 MTK Budapest 62-57 58-68
Round of 12 Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legDaugava Riga Bye — — —Firestone Wien 85 - 109 Recoaro Vicenza 52-58 33-51La Gerbe Montceau 105 - 110 Trešnjevka 50-48 55-62WBC Standard Liège 90 - 141 Sparta Prague 52-72 38-69Riri Mendrisio 111 - 146 ŁKS Łódź 48-55 63-91Politehnica Bucharest 105 - 127 MTK Budapest 55-60 50-67
Group stage Group A TeamPldWLPFPA 1. Daugava Riga 4 4 0 328 182 2. Recoaro Vicenza 4 1 3 198 261 3. Trešnjevka 4 1 3 210 293
Recoaro Vicenza55-43 62-66TrešnjevkaDaugava Riga87-43 65-38Recoaro VicenzaTrešnjevka50-88 51-88Daugava Riga
Group B TeamPldWLPFPA 1. Sparta Prague 4 3 1 253 210 2. ŁKS Łódź 4 2 2 238 240 3. MTK Budapest 4 1 3 218 249
ŁKS Łódź70-62 45-65Sparta PragueMTK Budapest62-50 51-73ŁKS ŁódźSparta Prague69-47 57-48MTK Budapest
Semifinals Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legŁKS Łódź 90 - 184 Daugava Riga 46-95 44-75Sparta Prague 125 - 100 Recoaro Vicenza 75-41 50-59
Final Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd legDaugava Riga 134 - 92 Sparta Prague 76-45 58-47
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